The Carson City Bride

Cynthia Woolf

The Marshal's Mail Order Brides Book 1 · Firehouse Publishing

About this ebook

U.S. Marshal Joshua Egan has a vengeance on his mind when he orders a mail order bride to care for his motherless children. A gang of outlaws murdered his dear wife during a stagecoach robbery gone wrong and Joshua's only need now is for justice. When Rachel Maitland arrives with her innocent eyes and kind smile, she breaks the shield around his heart to pieces, like water flowing through a canyon. He can't keep her out, no matter how hard he tries, and no matter the risk.

Rachel Maitland was only sixteen when she entered into an arranged marriage lacking in just about every way. Now that her elderly husband has passed, she finds the courage to hope for a new and better life as a mail order bride. Her needs are simple, she wants to be loved. She wants a family. She wants a man who will not just provide for her survival, but shelter her lonely heart.

Joshua Egan might be that man. And he might not. There's not a lot of room for love in a heart burned by vengeance. And this time, when the outlaws come looking for the money from the robbery...it's personal. There can be only one victor when the battle for a man's heart is fought between revenge...and love.

Ratings and reviews

This is a good, clean short romance set in Carson City. Rachel's abusive husband has recently died and left her with a lot of debt and not much else, so she decides to be a mail order bride. Right before she leaves to begin her journey to Carson City, her younger brother, Frank stops by to see her off. Little does Rachel know, but Frank sneaks an envelope into the lining of one of her trunks. It takes 28 days for Rachel to reach her destination and she is met by the marshal who informs her that her intended up and ran off, but that he has a proposition for her. Over lunch, the marshal tells Rachel that his wife was killed a few months back and left him with four children and he wants to know if Rachel would consider marrying him and becoming a mother. Rachel can think of nothing better as she has always wanted to be a mother, but she was told that she was barren. The three youngest kids love having Rachel around, but the oldest which is a girl has a harder time of accepting Rachel. Read the book to see if Rachel can become a true mother to all the children and to see what happens when the "owner" of the envelope shows up wanting their property, along with a couple of more surprises. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

After the death of her elderly abusive husband, Rachel takes the opportunity presented to her to travel to Carson City as a mail-order bride. However, things don't work out as she supposed and she ends up marrying Marshal Joshua Egan. Whilst her new husband is everything she could have hoped for, his mind is set on apprehending the men who murdered his late wife. He has no intention of falling in love again, but he does need a mother for his children. Little by little, Rachel wins his heart, but when it would appear that she is complicit in a robbery, Joshua takes a step back from her. With her self-image in shreds, Rachel is no longer sure of her standing in the marriage. This is an enjoyable Western romance with various elements to it, but it is a standalone and comes to a happy conclusion. I received a copy of this book as a gift and this is my honest and voluntary review.

A hope for love and a family bring Rachel west to new home. Always enjoy this authors tales especially with a ready made family in place.

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U.S. Marshal Joshua Egan has a vengeance on his mind when he orders a mail order bride to care for his motherless children. A gang of outlaws murdered his dear wife during a stagecoach robbery gone wrong and Joshua's only need now is for justice. When Rachel Maitland arrives with her innocent eyes and kind smile, she breaks the shield around his heart to pieces, like water flowing through a canyon. He can't keep her out, no matter how hard he tries, and no matter the risk.

Rachel Maitland was only sixteen when she entered into an arranged marriage lacking in just about every way. Now that her elderly husband has passed, she finds the courage to hope for a new and better life as a mail order bride. Her needs are simple, she wants to be loved. She wants a family. She wants a man who will not just provide for her survival, but shelter her lonely heart.

Joshua Egan might be that man. And he might not. There's not a lot of room for love in a heart burned by vengeance. And this time, when the outlaws come looking for the money from the robbery...it's personal. There can be only one victor when the battle for a man's heart is fought between revenge...and love.